Trunk-hinge fixture.



ll: 29 All G. H. WHEARY.

TRUNK HINGE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1914.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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ATTURNLYS.

THE NORRIS PETERS co. PHOTO-ILITHO WASHING mu. D C

Zballwhom itmay concern." I

Be it" known that I, GEORGE HENRY i W EARY,.a citizen of theUnitcdStates, and

resident of Racine, in the county of Racine; .andState of Wisconsin,:haveinventednew and useful Improvements in Trunk-Hinge Fixtures,-.,ofwhich the followingisva dea ription, reference. 1 being hadu to; "theaci vertically, medially into two hinged together sections,the upper endofone of said" 20. i i byiseparate hinges and locking fixtures. As

companying drawings,,whi'chareapart" 10 ofthis specification. c

trunk hinge fixtures, and more particularly to: fixtures'forwardrobetrunks. a

Many of the wardrobe trunks now on the market :rest uponPon'e end andare divided sections being open andprovidedwith a hinged: end top cover:These end covers have heretofore been secured toythe sections thussecured,zthe "connections in many ways lackthe: strengthjand rlgidrtydesired 1n the manufactureof trunks.

It is one of the objectsofthepresent inventionto 'overcome lthe beforementioned objectionable features and combine the top cover hinge and theuppe'r 'section hinge with thesiide fixture of the trunk, and there- 'byprovide "a hirige fixture which possesses greater strength andriQiditythan the same i parts used independentlyl a A further obiectIofftheinventionis to prov-idea"trunkfhinge; fixture which; is" adapted tobind;f'tjhe' adjacent "sections and cover of. a "trunk {of the beforementioned type in order to resist torsional strai sr working of theparts with relation to each osition' into a ri 'id structurefl a other,and to bind the parts, when in closed .A furtherobfectof'the inventionis, to provide a jtrunkhinge fixture which is so; constructed astojautomatically lock thetopj L cover and the side sections togetherwhen said partsareswung to closed position.

Aifurther' object Of th e invention is to provide a trunk {hingefixturef which is'of very simple construction, is well adapted 'for thepurpose desired and which may bern'anufactured at a minimum cost.

Withthe-aboveand other objects-in view, a. the invention consistsof theimproved trun-k hingefixture, and its parts and-combina-" tlOIlS-fiSsetvforth in the claims, andall equivalents thereofifxl Y1 TRUNK-HINGEIXTU E,

same parts in all. of the views: Figure 1 is a side view of the improvedtrunk fixture shown mounted on a trunk portion, the

i spetificetion of Letters Patent. Applieatio n filed June 18,1 14;Serial No. 845,777; i i

view alsoindicating by dotted lines one of theparts swung toward openposition; Fig.

2is a view ofthe inner side of thegfixture; Fig. 3 is a'top view of thefixture, parts a a i a broken. away and otherpartsin section to Theinvention: relates to improvements in show interior construction; Fig.l-is anedge view of the fixture; and Figf 5 is a 1 rear;vlewron"asmallerzscale-of a trunk provided with the improvedfixture.

Referring to. the drawing the numeral indicates J the body section, 9the wardrobesection hinged thereto along its rear vertical edge, and 10the'top cover of a'wardrobe trunk of the type'forwhich the improvedtrunk hinge fixture is particularly adapted for use in connectiontherewith. The improved fixture 11, attached to the rearup- "per portionof the trunlcat the point of junction Of-thGtWQ'SQCCiOQS and the coverand extending over the upper end portions [of the trunk, comprises themain or body The fixture is stamped from" sheet metal and when assembledis" of approximately" rectangular shane'and is bent transversely Imedially ofits length into L shape to .form

the top portion 15 andi'the 'side portion 16.

While thef transversebend is of rounded form as indicated by thenumeralv 17, to conformkto' 'the rounded edqe portion of' the trunk. itis obvious that the corner may be formed withja right anglebendifdesired. i

The rectangular piece-of material is divided medially, verticallyto'yform the bodv member12,and the other half portion is dividedhorizontally to form thetop cover member 14 and the wardro e section member 13 before described. The upper hori-j f zontallv extending j andabutting edges of the body member and the top cover are provided withedgewise" overlapping eyed bor-, tions" 18 through which extendsaflhinge' pintle "member-19 to hingedlyconnectthe.

two parts together. The inner abutting edges of the-wardrobe sect-ionmember and thelower portion of the body section mem ber are alsoprovided with edgewlse overlapping eyed portions 20 through which eX-tends a hinge pintle member 21 to hingedly connect these parts together.J

The vertically extending portion of the body member 12 of the fixture atits front edge'is provided with a forwardly projecting tongue 22 whichis adapted to enter the recess 23 of the top cover member 14 when theparts are in closed position. The top cover memberis'also provided witha downwardly projecting tongue 24which enters I a recess-25 formedin theupper edge portion of the wardrobe section members The recesses of therespective members are asemi-circular portion of the fixture to formedbyiembossing or bulging outwardly form a reinforcing half circular rib26, the center of which is the point of junction of the inner corneredges of the members of thefitting. The projecting'tongues are also in:circumferential alinement withthe semiannular rib, so that when theparts are. closed or locked positionthc rib portions of'the differentmembers willbe in circumferential alinement with each other.

In order to provide a smooth exterior surface of the adjacent ribportions the project.

ing tongues are offset inwardly the thickness of the material theplatesor members" are formed of. These o'ifset portions form shoulders27 which abut against the edges of the ribportions forming the ribrecesses.

It will be noted that in view of the short radius or are of swing of theprojecting tongue 24 that'aportion of the rib forming the recess 25'is-cut away on its outer side to form aside opening 28 to permit themovement of said tongue, and also in order to preserve the ornatecontour of the semiannular rib, the tongue 24 is provided with anofise't ribportion 29 which corresponds in'shape to the part cutawayfrom the recess portion 25, and when the partsare in closed position,fills said sideopening; e The fixture is, provided with perforations 80to, receive rivets :or other securing means '31 for securingthefiXtureQtothe trunk-portions. i i 1- V 3 .From'the'foregoingdescription-it will be seen that the trunk fixture is of-simple con?struction and combines a plurality of hinges and locking fittings intoone fixture.

What I claim as myinventionis: I 1. A trunk fixture, consisting of athree part member-having a locking engagement with each other, two ofthe parts'being I part member having a tongue and recess en-' hingedlyconnected to the third part.

2. A trunk fixture, consisting of a threegagement with-each other, twoof the parts being; hingedly connected to the third part. I 3,- A. trunkfixture, compris ng abody member having, an upper portion extendingatan" angle with relation thereto, a cover 'memberha'ving' a portionextending at an angle with relation thereto which is hingedly I Iconnected to ,the angular-portion of the body member, and a wardrobemember hinged to the body. member and abutting edgewise against-Ian edgeportion of the covermem;

her, all; of "said members having a tongue and recessloeking engagementwith eachv other. I i v 4:. A trunk fixture, comprising an. ,angularbody member having a tongue projecting from one edge thereof, an angularcover member having its angular portion hingedly: connected totheangular portion ofthebody member and adapted intoe'dgeeabutting en,gagement therewith, said cover member pro videdfwith. a downwardlyextending tongue; and with; a recessed "portion into which the tongue ofthe .body member extends, and a wardrobe section member hinged to thelower "portion-of the bodyt-member andi member having the angularportion hingedlyconnected to the angular portion-of the body member andadaptedlintoedge-abutting sengagement therewith, sai'djoovermembe'rprovided' witha downwardly extending tongue and with a recessed-portioninto which the tongue of the body memberxextends, and: a-

wardrobe section member hinged to the: lower portion of the body memberand adapted to-edgewise engage the edge por tions. of the other membersand having "a' recessed portion into which the downwardly extendingtongue of theiveover member extends, the tongue and-recessed portions oftherespective members'beingin'the form of.

a semi-circular rib of which parts are all;

formed on each member.

6. A trunk'fixture, comprising an angularbody membernhaving a tongueprojecting from one of its-side edges, saidztongue, pro.- jectingfromgone. endof, portion of a semicircular orib formed on theside-gporti'on of the member, an, angular cover member hav ing its upperportion hinged to. the upper portion ofthe body memben the lower edge.

portion of: the cover member terminating on a line inpa planeeo-incident with the axis of the cir'cularrib, said cover member havinga portion of. a semi-circu1ar ribflformed thereon which is incircumferential alinement" with the rib portion of the body member. and

forming. a recess to receive the tongue of the co er.- mem er.prosidedwith do n ardly extending tongue in circumferential cling-'-body member, the lower edge portion of'saidf nlent with the rib, and a.wardrobetsection her rib being in circumferential alinen lent memberhinged toth'e lower" portion of the With the rib parts of the othermembers. 7 10 body member and adapted to edgewise en- Intestimony-whereof, I aflix my signagage the edges of the body member{and the ture, in presence of two Witnesses. top member, and having aportion of a semi- GEORGE HENRY WHEARY. annular rib formed thereon whichforms a Witnessesi 3 recess to receive the depending tongue of the ANNAM. NELSON, cover member, said Wardrobe, sectlon mem- EMMA RAsMUssEN,

camel of patent may be obtained for flvecents each, by addressing thecommiss lonerbf Patent! 1 r A Washington, D. G."

